Constitutional coup: Oli’s decision to dissolve Nepal’s Parliament challenged in Supreme Court
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Updated: Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 16:30 [IST]
New Delhi, Dec 22: The opponents of K P Sharma Oli have moved the Supreme Court challenging the dissolution of Parliament. They have termed the decision taken by Oli as a constitutional coup.
The spokesperson of the Supreme Court, Bhadrakali Pokharel said that three petitions against the dissolution were in the process of being registered. Under the Constitution, the Prime Minister has no prerogative to dissolve Parliament, lawyer Dinesh Tripathi, one of the petitioners said.
K P Oli
On Sunday Oli announced that he would be dissolving the Parliament. The decision taken by Nepal s Prime Minister, K P Oli to dissolve Parliament would give him a free hand to run the government also split the party formed in 2018 by the merger of his Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) with the Prachanda s Communist Party of Nepal-
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K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve Parliament without any basis is likely to turn the clock back
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Nepalese students affiliated with Nepal Student Union chant slogans against Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli during a protest in Kathmandu on December 20, 2020. | Photo Credit: AP
K.P. Sharma Oli’s decision to dissolve Parliament without any basis is likely to turn the clock back
On Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli’s recommendation, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has dissolved Parliament before completion of its five-year term. Intra-party conflict, Mr. Oli’s egoistic behaviour, and lack of organisational management are the reasons for this catastrophe. Mr. Oli felt that he had no other option but to dissolve Parliament as his party detractors who outnumber him in all organisational layers Secretariat, Standing Committee and Central Committee had pushe
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NEPAL’S President Bidhya Devi Bhandari has dissolved parliament following a request by Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli.
The decision follows months of tension between Mr Oli, co-chairman of the Nepal Communist Party, and his fellow co-chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal, better known by his nom de guerre Prachanda.
The party was formed three years ago from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) and the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist), which they respectively led.
Chinese envoy to Nepal Hou Yanqi has reportedly held meetings since April trying to prevent the two parties splitting.
Beijing considers Nepal’s China-friendly government important given the breakdown in relations with India over disputed Himalayan territories.